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Holistic Nurse Joins Natural Medicine Practice in Bedminster

New Jersey Natural Medicine is excited to welcome Sunnie Mortimer, BSN, to their team. Mortimer brings a wealth of compassion and skill to the practice including Interactive Metronome Brain Training, Holistic Breathing and Jin Shin Jyutsu. Her focus on stress management and resilience building, for children and adults, has the potential to benefit all patients.

Like her first name Sunnie, Mortimer is a bright, warm and caring practitioner. She utilizes numerous tools and techniques to activate and strengthen the relaxing part of the nervous system to help better manage stress “in the moment” and to refill the body’s resources for resilience and optimal daily living.

Mortimer received a BSN from the University of Delaware, and is Board Certified in Holistic Nursing and Health and Wellness Nurse Coaching. She is certified in Holistic Stress Management, HeartMath Biofeedback, Interactive Metronome Brain Training, and as a Holistic Breathing Instructor. Additionally, she is a member of the Holistic Nurse Research team whose study, “Jin Shin Jyutsu Self-Help Reduces Nurse Stress: A Randomized Controlled Study” is published in the Journal of Holistic Nursing.

Location:  2424 Lamington Rd., Bedminster. For information and to schedule an appointment, call 973-267-2650. NJNaturalMedicine.com. See ad, page 17.


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In-Print Local Insights January 2021
Tick Talk

Spring officially sprung on March 21. We have turned our clocks ahead. We are looking forward to warm winds, sunny skies and the smell of fresh cut grass. The daffodils and tulips have recently bloomed and we are just starting with the yard work that comes with the warmer weather.  Sadly, another season has started ramping up.  Tick season.

•             The best form of protection is prevention. Educating oneself about tick activity and how our behaviors overlap with tick habitats is the first step.

•             According to the NJ DOH, in 2022 Hunterdon County led the state with a Lyme disease incidence rate of 426 cases per 100,000 people. The fact is ticks spend approximately 90% of their lives not on a host but aggressively searching for one, molting to their next stage or over-wintering. This is why a tick remediation program should be implemented on school grounds where NJ DOH deems high risk for tick exposure and subsequent attachment to human hosts.

•             Governor Murphy has signed a bill that mandates tick education in NJ public schools. See this for the details.  Tick education must now be incorporated into K-12 school curriculum. See link:

https://www.nj.gov/education/broadcasts/2023/sept/27/TicksandTick-BorneIllnessEducation.pdf

•             May is a great month to remind the public that tick activity is in full swing. In New Jersey, there are many tickborne diseases that affect residents, including Anaplasmosis, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Powassan, and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis.

•             For years, the focus has mainly been about protecting ourselves from Lyme disease. But other tick-borne diseases are on the rise in Central Jersey. An increase of incidence of Babesia and Anaplasma are sidelining people too. These two pathogens are scary because they effect our blood cells. Babesia affects the red blood cells and Anaplasma effects the white blood cells.

•             Ticks can be infected with more than one pathogen. When you contract Lyme it is possible to contract more than just that one disease. This is called a co-infection. It is super important to pay attention to your symptoms. See link.

https://twp.freehold.nj.us/480/Disease-Co-Infection

A good resource from the State:

https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/tickborne.shtml

 

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